Painter&#39;s and decorator&#39;s scraper.



G. RASMESEN, JR. l PAINTERS AND DBGORATORS SGRAPER. l A K APPLIOATIAON'PILED 111111.2,191'01 .1,01 1,489. Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

'GEORGE RASMESEMJR., or wlrnvntirn "ILLINOIS,

' rAINTERs AND DEoonAToRs screenen To vall 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, 4Grnolzefn RAsMnSnm-J r.,

i a citizen of the. United States ofy America', anda resident of Winnetka, county of Cook,

. Decorators Scrapers, of which the 'State of -Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Painters and followingjis a specification. si p The main ob'ects of the present invention are'to provide-v an improved tool for the use ofdecorators in"v removing paint, paper, and the like front-.3l surfaces 'to be painted or decorated-Zandt() provide an improvedcon? i struction 'forfdevices of this 4kind whichwill .allowthe workingl parts to be readilyy removed asa unit from the containing casing, and iIlWhich` the structure ofthe parts l .is such that they are held intheir opera- "tive relation by the casing and will readily l v slip apart when lremoved therefrom.`

A speclcembodiment of this invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings,l in which-- Figurel 1s a plan 4of the implement complete withfa flexible driving shaft 'and a.. driving motor.' Fig.2 is anv end' elevation of the casing' of the implement, showing .partsjoff the adjustablehandle in section.'l

Fig. 3 isa longitudinal. section through -the center of theeasing4 or frame. Fig. 4 is a L transverse section on the lines 4-4- of Fig. 3.

.i Infthe` construction shown, the `implement comprises a casing or frame 1,adj ustably connected to a handle 2by means of a cylin- -drical'shell 3 integral with; the 4fram'e-an4fl ttingfin a cup 4, carried by the'handle. A roundhea'ded boltV 5 is inclosed bythe shell i g ands'crewthreaded'within the handle.'l It will-be seen that by twisting the handle,

. `tween the shell 3 andA the cu'p 4, thus 'allow-. Aing the frame to. swing into any desired it'isl possible to release Athe 'pressure''bei yangle-with respect to the handle.

W'ithinthe easing 1 and mounted to rol tate therein, isanfelement .comprising a f-'shaft'havng a hub integral therewith and provided'with sljotsf7",` 8, 9- and 10, within 'A 'knives 13. "Theihuhhas' flattened surfaces' for'thefrecepticn .of theseknivesfand-may'f' v ,'U'Thel yoke 22,cro`ssheads 18 and 1 9, andthe rotary 'operating tool are removable casing as a unit by! merely un Specification of Letters Patent;

vit can be raised* or lowered with vjustably@n'um'nt-ed within theframe -so that*` respect to the front or open end of the frame, and may be rotated by VVmeans of a flexible shaft 16 connected to a suitable source Vof energy as an electric motor 17, 1

.The adjusting means, whereby thecutting l ratenteanee. 12, 1911.

' Application led March 2, 1910. Serial No'. 546,961. i

implementfcan.beraised orA lowered, com- Aprlses ycross heads 18 and `19, sldin-gly 'mounted in guideways :at the ends of the frame, and havingl rectangular recesses.

within which fit the ,squared ends 20 and 21'of a yoke or cross bar 22. This yoke is `carried by lifting screws 23 and 24, carrying respectively the' gears 25 and 26. and lock nuts .27 and28. AThese nuts hold the gears inzxed position on the screws;v The upper 'ends /of thescrewspass freely through the top of the case or frame and maybe. in-v "threaded engagement with knurled setnuts 29 and 30.

J ournaled transversely through the casing is .a-threaded shaftSl having a knurled hand nut 32 at the endof-the casing, whereby it may be turned. This shaft carriesY a pair of worm gearsv 33 and 34, held respectiveTy by lock nuts 35 and 36 and adjusted for engagement with the gears 25 and 26. The adjusting operation-whereby the cutting implement can be raisedA or lowered is effected as. v follows: Set'nuts 29 and 30 are loosened to allow shafts 23 and 24 some freedom of movementand'then the head 32 is vturned to make` the worms 33 and 34 drive the gears .25 and 26, turning the shafts 23 and 24 inthe yoke 22, and raising or lowering 'the cross heads andthe cutting implement journaled therein. 'After the desired adjustment hasfbeen effec'ted, set nuts 29` and 30 can; be tightened vtolockall the severalparts in fixed position. The adjust- .ment vjust described contemplates a move ment-up or down- 'without changing the angle. of the vcutterwith' respect to 'the front 'of the frame or casing.` -If', for anyfreason, .the cutter must beshifted with; respect o the fra"rne,- asL for instance, when thefdere. is first assembled, one of theiworm's' on shaft' 1 3 1 `.can be released by` its' set nut and. then turned sufficiently to raise Loilower the adjacent endfof theyoke, after' which, the set nut can be tightened to'lo'ck the parts 1go-' gether vagain'.`

from th yoke, and asL soon as these parts are slipped from the casing, they may be freely .slipped apart. This construction is of great convenz spaces in the interior thereof. Y

Although but one specific embodiment -o this invention is herein shown, it will be understood that numerous details of the construction shown may be altered or-omitted Without departing from the spirit. of this` invention.

I claim: y'

`Inga decorators tool, the combination of i 'a casing open at one side, *cross-heads,`

@mounted therein and slid'able` toward and away from saidopen side, .a rotaryv surfac ing element having its ends respectively journaled lin said cross-heads,- a yoke connecting Asaid cross-heads, adjusting means connected Withsaid yoke foradjusting said surfacing element, 'said casing being formed to inclosefand secure all of said parts in- GEORGE RAsMEsEN, JR. y

Witnesses: i

MAX K. WAGNER, GEORGE C.- HOGE.l 

